NHTSA Complaint #10344078 — 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MPH WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. HE DROVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES. HE CALLED THE DEALER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. HE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL REPAIR AND THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE FLOOR MATS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.